cloris97 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Hi all, I'm back... don't know if anyone's currently here remember me from 2 years ago when I was heavily researching. I did a lot of things and stayed 1.5 months in Korea. Let me start from the big ones. DA [zygoma, v-line, t-osteotomy for chin, BA, whitening injections] Before consulting DA, I went to iWell, TL, YK, and NJH. Initially DA quoted me 12mil for BA and 42mil for FC, which was ridiculous. So I left for smaller clinics to get something to bargain against. iWell: bad customer experience, waited 30+ min at appointment time and didn't see the FC doctor, didn't remember anything else. I was quoted: 2mil non-incision double eyelid, 1.2mil epi, 4mil nose, BA 7mil TL: the girls welcoming us there weren't as pretty... feels like a hospital. FC doctor didn't recommend v-line but suggested chin implant and Power C lipo, he also suggest complicated procedures for correcting my nipples, which were a bit apart. In addition to BA implant, he suggest fat transplant for betting "feeling", which I thought to be unnecessary. Quotes: 3D zygoma 5m, osteo 4m, chin implant 3m, power v 3m, 10m total for FC. BA + fat transplant + removal of accessory breast = 12m. 19m in total. The doctor was sincere tho. NJH: the doctor didn't speak english and it was all local patient. He said there will be side effects to chin implants such as implant eroding the bone, which I was aware of. Doctor was very nice, but it'll be hard to communicate with them. Quotes: 10.45m FC, 7.7m BA (polytech implant). YK: only one main doctor there and all local patient. He uses a wire to fixate the zygoma which is a less used method. Quotes: zygoma 4m, BA 7m (+ fat transplant 5.5m), chin + jaw 7.9m, non-incision double eyelid + front&back epi 3m; FC total 11.9m, BA total 10m, so 24.9m in total. I used the lowest price I got to bargain at DA at got the deal! July 2015 was also MERS season so that helped. Before: CT: After: I showed Olivia Hussey's face to dr. Lee and saw him place a bunch of them at the surgery desk! I think he took out the buccal fat as well. I'm very satisfied with the result and the after care was superb. Maxwell [hairline transplant] I only consulted 1 hair transplant clinic because it was awesome... I felt welcomed as a foreigner :') and was convinced at the consultation it was the one. 2500 hair for 4.5m, which was fair comparing to North American prices. I was young so he actually grafted 3500 hair w/o extra cost. I'd highly recommend this clinic to anyone! The consultant also was so caring, it was a shame she left that summer.TOPCLASS [silicone bridge, nose tip reduction, open rhino with foreign rib cartilage on tip] Sure, this is a highly promoted clinic among Chinese people, but I love the pics – they do great curvy noses! Dr. Kim the chubby one suggested fat graft on my forehead so that I can have a higher bridge as well, but I didn't want more procedure at the time so only got nose done. It's curvy and natural. I mean, if I want more Caucasian feeling to my nose years later, maybe I'll add some fat on my forehead and higher implant, but for now I'm satisfied. They quoted 4m and was adamant on the price. I complied as Dr. Kim explained patiently and I liked him and his surgery method. I also consulted: Garosu: non-incision + front&back epi 3.6m, nose 6m. The consultant was very barbie-like pretty but I didn't click with them. Ahn: a small clinic hidden in a building. I don't know if I'd recommend it as he suggested he may use medophor on tip. He also suggested cat surgery and nasal osteotomy which I didn't think I need. They do cute noses tho, and they're known for rhinoplasty. Quotes: 2m silicone bridge, 0.6m cartilage on tip, 0.3m osteo, 0.3m cat surgery, after discount total 3.4m. Trend: one-surgery-per-day nose clinic. Doctor was really nice and said you may feel foreign object with cat surgery, and my nose didn't *require* osteo. He makes caucasian-like noses imo. Quotes: with osteo 5.5m, w/o 4m. Fresh or Magic Nose: found it on Naver. Suggested alar reduction and will use laser to lighten the scar. He said my skin is tight and didn't need osteo and suggested similar plan to TOPCLASS. They were my fall back, and now sometimes I want to do alar... sigh. Anyways, they quoted 4.5m with free laser for 3 weeks. Nose: This was 2 weeks after, when the cast came off. I LOVE the curve of my nose and Dr. Kim did a great job reducing my fat nose tip. He eventually went with 3 millimeter silicone and I got a naturally tall bridge for asians. I mean, if I want to achieve instagram-star-like tall nose I still need some height... and I'm thinking about it, sigh. The nurses were commenting on me before surgery tho, which made me uncomfortable. The customer care was also meh, but the result was worth it.Oscar [non-incision, front&back epi, ptosis] I showed a photo of parallel double eyelid and the doc completely achieved it. BE WARNED Oscar is only a cosmetic clinic and not a regular plastic surgery clinic. They explained the reason for it and I accepted it. My eyes do look better now. Tho I can only rate them 7 out of 10 due to some minor issues. My back (lateral) epi was pretty obvious for 1 year and uh, if you look really close you can tell my lateral eye corner is not natural, but the double eyelid is good. I don't know if I'd recommend this clinic. Quotes: non-incision 0.77m, ptosis 1.1m, front epi 0.66m, lateral epi and lowering 1.32m, total 3.8m. Tam Clinic Holy sh*t this is the best skin care clinic albeit their expensiveness. I jot botox on my calf when I was still recovering from BA and the doc kneeled to give me injections! I also did double-skinny for thigh fat and laser for acne scarring, the results were pretty good. Lastly... is there a new Kakao talk group??? Let me in pls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gantz Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Hi! Thank you for the reviews! You results are amazing I had seen your posts in the past, which were really helpful, but I thought you would never come back like 90% of the people who undergo ps surgery and use information from here Anyways, do you speak korean or have a korean friend? How did you manage to get such great foreign prices? Was it only because of MERS? Were you not afraid that you will get a shadow doctor if you bargained too much? I am..As time passes clinics seem to make their prices higher as well.. Or did you use a translator? Also, did you not get any sagging after facial contouring? Or did you hace a lipo done afterwards? Do you have any pictures of the hair trasplant? Sorry for the bombardment of questions, but no promoter experiences are precious herer. Again, thank you so much for sharing your experiences! Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloris97 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 I did learn to read basic Korean alphabet so that I can have a basic idea of clinics' Korean websites and Naver Cafe. Lolipopswiss introduced me to her Korean friend so I had a local consultant with me. However, I feel like you can still get good prices if you show you did research and bargain well. I was very young to do FC, so I don't have any sagging right now. you can see my original hair with white scalp, and the new hairline below. Doc lowered it about 2 fingers. He did a irregular and asymmetrical pattern design (not round all the way) so it's reaallly natural. I had a square hairline before, so the hair on the second pic is all transplanted. The survival rate is 90%+ as the doc said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft1212 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Hi thanks for sharing your experience with us! I'm really interested in TopClass and Trend! May I know what surgical method did Dr Kim use that made you chose them in the end? I heard Garosu is pretty good as well from an acquaintance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloris97 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 He was the only one that pointed out I had a small bump on my bridge and suggest procedures similar to what I had in mind, he also put an emphasis on removing nose tip fat tissue, which turned out to be a huge improvement to my round tip before. His english was also fluent, he was very patient... just overall good vibes and attentive. Their Korean consultant was pushy tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catelet Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Thanks for sharing--your nose is beautiful! I really like the curve. And great prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gantz Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Thank you. Which time of the year did you have your surgeries and consultations? Do you think late October-November would be a low or a high season? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloris97 Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 I had surgeries in June and July. Jul - Aug and Dec - Jan are high seasons, so oct - nov is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
versible Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Hi @cloris97 i am happy for you that you find your result satisfying! I love your nose And thank you for making time to post your update, it's so detailed i really appreciate it. So helpful for those who still researching like me! Is Oscar still around? I tried google but it yield nothing about them. Oh and may i ask what's a double skinny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scandinavia Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Thank you for your detailed review! It's hard to find such detailed reviews these days! Love your results!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasi Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Hi thanks for reviews I m in process of searching these days , I m thinking to choose regents so far but dono what doctor is good there please suggest . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloris97 Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 It is around. http://www.oscar-ps.com/. A tip for searching clinics on Google: name of clinic in english + 성형외과 or 클리닉. 성형외과 means plastic surgery hospital and 클리닉 means clinic. Double skinny is kinda like coolsculpt but no pain and more advanced? I forgot the mechanics, but only some skincare clinics have it, I know Tam and DA do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
versible Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Thank you so much! I have contacted Ms.Lee in kakao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xshoppingaddict Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Your nose is beautiful ! Thank you so much for sharing Would it be possible to see front picture of your nose ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsfhh Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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